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Why does Microsoft insist on giving us useless features that we cant disable without going through x hours of troubleshooting and re-programming? The current thing for me is the annoying Show Windows Desktop Button in Win 7 thats attached to the start bar and serves no practical function other than to look tacky.
For those of you who don't know this already, the same function can be achieved by pressing the windows key+d.
Personally, I find this feature to be inconvenient even for novice users due to its inconvenient location in the bottom right corner; essentially as far away from the start button as physically possible.
I'm a rather advanced user and I decided to switch back to Window$ from Ubuntu after 7 came out because of the performance improvement and support for adobe cs4. (though thats another story entirely)
I suppose the question I have is where can this little 'feature' be found in the registry so I can remove it? (or if there is an easier way to remove it i'd be interested in that as well, though Im nearly certain it doesn't exist)
Also as a side note to Microsoft: Perhaps an update to make this icon movable and removable via gui would be nice, seeing as how im sure several other people do not like it and have less experience than I do in programming and customization.
Edit: Im not interested in 'disabling' the active feature of it, I want to remove it entirely.
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Hello,
Unfortunately, this is by design. However, there are 3rd party applications that would definitely accomplish the task at hand for you. I apologize for any inconvenience.
Thank you,
Aaron
Microsoft Answers Support Engineer
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Hello,
Unfortunately, this is by design. However, there are 3rd party applications that would definitely accomplish the task at hand for you. I apologize for any inconvenience.
Thank you,
Aaron
Microsoft Answers Support Engineer
Visit our Microsoft Answers Feedback Forum and let us know what you think
okay, what if the turn off aero peek button on taskbar properties tab is grayed out checked, so i cant even uncheck the M$-ing thing?...haven't found that little issue anywhere, so what is it that selected aero peek and then disabled my access to it?
Amen Amen Amen! I am right now seething that exact same quetion through my teeth. Why the F does windws insist on on shoving useless little freakin pop up widows and suggestions and extra little surprise features like 'side note' AND make it so that you can expect to waste no less than 30 -45 minutes of your time going online to find some question/answer board where some other more technologically gifted soul may have been kind enough to share their knowledge of how to fix it.
I want to put my fist through my computer now every time that stupid window pops up "speed up browsing time by disabling add-ons". It's a small thing, but it is f'ing annoying! If I want to disable add ons (which are all disabled anyway beside the tool bar), I will disable f'ing add-ons when I f'ing feel like it! Using windows 7 is like having a mosquito in your ear!
WIndows and Microsoft in general has increasingly made using the computer a not so enjoyable experience.
Side Not to self: dump windows, go to mac.
rabban, you rock. Pest post in a while.
M$, #)$% you. I still prefer the XP GUI as I was able to customize is and use it the way I want, but new tools require me to use 7. And it pisses me off. I have never used my "desktop". To me it's the void that exists behind my work. From the office toolbar to a custom desktop tool bar I would pin to the side of my screen, I've never had use for a desktop and certainly not for a #*^'ing "show desktop" button.
If I could use linux, I would gladly move to ubuntu and leave your ^%$ in the dust, but as a sysadmin that supports your products, I'm bound to your ****. Just like any poor shlap that buys into apples totalitarian regime. Macs are on the verge of being turned into iPads with keyboards. I want and need an actual computer. Remember who your customers are, people who do business and make money. Windows phone 7 is a cheap copy of the complete peace of **** iPhone, and compared locked down PS3, the XBOX is also a secondary peace of garbage. "Do one thing and do it well." M$ wouldn't exists without its enterprise customers. If you screw us you're screwed. And you're doing it by trying to compete in the consumer market and not innovating for the enterprise.
Well my problem with the button is that my mouse often drifts to the bottom right of my screen cause laptops aren't exactly mouse friendly. I did notice that your can rightclick on the button and turn off the aero peek witch is all i wanted, although i'd be fine by still right clicking on the taskbar and selecting 'show desktop" from the context list, i don't use it [i]that[/i] often anyway.
